The botanical directory
From familiar garden flowers to species you have yet to meet. Explore the flowering plant tree through accepted scientific names, botanical families, and synonyms.
- Accepted species
- 347,476
- Synonym names
- 710,971
- Botanical families
- 430
- Genera
- 13,895
Find a flower. Follow its family.
Search scientific names or try a familiar florist name, like rose or peony.
Scientific names and synonyms are searchable from two characters. Familiar florist names link to their broader genus; common names are not available for every species.
347,476 speciesShowing 6,697–6,720
Photos show the identified species; cultivars and commercial forms can vary. Related genus guides cover other plants in the same group. Name authors credit the botanists behind a scientific name; “L.” stands for Carl Linnaeus. Swipe across the table to see family and guide links.
| Photo | Species | Family & genus | Flower guides |
|---|---|---|---|
| No photo yet | Aerides ringensName author: (Lindl.) C.E.C.Fisch.Accepted species | OrchidaceaeAerides genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Aerides roebeleniiName author: Rchb.f.Accepted species | OrchidaceaeAerides genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Aerides roseaName author: Lodd. ex Lindl. & PaxtonAccepted species | OrchidaceaeAerides genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Aerides roseumName author: Lodd. ex J.PaxtonAccepted species | OrchidaceaeAerides genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Aerides rubescensName author: (Rolfe) Schltr.Accepted species | OrchidaceaeAerides genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Aerides savageanaName author: A.H.KentAccepted species | OrchidaceaeAerides genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Aerides sukauensisName author: ShimAccepted species | OrchidaceaeAerides genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Aerides thibautianaName author: Rchb.f.Accepted species | OrchidaceaeAerides genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Aerides timoranaName author: Miq.Accepted species | OrchidaceaeAerides genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Aerides turmaName author: M.Leon, Cootes, Cabactulan & R.B.PimentelAccepted species | OrchidaceaeAerides genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Aerides × jansoniName author: RolfeAccepted species | OrchidaceaeAerides genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Aeridostachya acuminataName author: (Blume) RauschertAccepted species | OrchidaceaeAeridostachya genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Aeridostachya clavimentalisName author: (Ridl.) RauschertAccepted species | OrchidaceaeAeridostachya genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Aeridostachya coffeicolorName author: (Kraenzl.) RauschertAccepted species | OrchidaceaeAeridostachya genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Aeridostachya crassipesName author: (Ridl.) RauschertAccepted species | OrchidaceaeAeridostachya genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Aeridostachya dasystachysName author: (Ridl.) RauschertAccepted species | OrchidaceaeAeridostachya genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Aeridostachya decurrentipetalaName author: (J.J.Sm.) RauschertAccepted species | OrchidaceaeAeridostachya genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Aeridostachya dulitensisName author: (Carr) Schuit., Y.P.Ng & H.A.PedersenAccepted species | OrchidaceaeAeridostachya genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Aeridostachya feddeanaName author: (Schltr.) BriegerAccepted species | OrchidaceaeAeridostachya genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Aeridostachya gobiensisName author: (Schltr.) RauschertAccepted species | OrchidaceaeAeridostachya genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Aeridostachya junghuniiName author: (J.J.Sm.) BriegerAccepted species | OrchidaceaeAeridostachya genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Aeridostachya macrophyllaName author: (Ames & C.Schweinf.) J.J.WoodAccepted species | OrchidaceaeAeridostachya genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Aeridostachya mearnsiiName author: (Leav.) RauschertAccepted species | OrchidaceaeAeridostachya genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Aeridostachya odontoglossaName author: (Schltr.) RauschertAccepted species | OrchidaceaeAeridostachya genus | No guide yet |
A living reference.
A documented starting point.
Taxonomy changes as plants are studied. This directory preserves the accepted names and synonym relationships in a specific World Flora Online release, so you can trace every entry to its source.
View the June 2026 source datasetWhat is included?
All 347,476 accepted species classified under Angiosperms in this snapshot, plus 710,971 names treated as synonyms of those species. Flowering trees, grasses, and other less familiar flowering plants belong here too.
Is this every flower that has ever existed?
No complete list of every historical or undiscovered species exists. This collection excludes unresolved names, subspecies and varieties as separate records, non-flowering plants, and most cultivated forms. It is not a complete fossil or cultivar register.
Can I order these flowers?
A botanical record does not establish cut-flower availability or suitability for an arrangement. Our 1230 florist guides cover commercial flowers, specialty garden cuts, and foliage, with design notes, photos, and calculator links. Calculator selection uses that florist collection; other ingredients can be entered as custom items.
Taxonomy: World Flora Online Consortium · CC0 public domain · Published June 21, 2026. Photographs and editorial florist guides have separate credits.